Printing or addressing machine.



s. c. 00X. PRINTING OR ADDRBSSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 2, 1907.

Patented Oct. 14, 191-3.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

S. C. COX.

PRINTING 0R ADDRESSING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED DBO. 2. 1907.

1,0?59965, Patented Oct. 14, 1913.

HIIIVHIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIM s. 0. Cox.

PRINTING OR ADDRBSSING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED 13mm, 1907.

1,U?5,965 Patented Oct. 14, 1913.

5 SHEETSSHEET 3.

S. C. COX.

HUNTING 0R ADDRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DBG.2, 1907.

1'?5,965 Patented Got. 14, 1913.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

S. C. COX.

PRINTING 0R ADDRBSSING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED DEo.2,19o'/.

1,@75,965 Patented 001,14, 1913.

6 SHEETS-SHEET 5.

C @www wenn strains earner cranica.

'SAIN'DFOIRD C. X,r OF BROOKLIN E, `MASSACEUSETTS, AASSIGNOR TO COX MULTI-MAILER COMPANY, OF AUGUSTA, MAINE, A CORPORATION F MAINE.

PRINTING DR .ADDRESSN(':r- MACHINE.

romana.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 2, 1907. Serial No. 404,779.

To all whom 'mwy concern or upon their wrappers, and of this class it has more especial reference to the inachines which are designed for using slugs or linotypes which bear the name and address. v

The invention has Jforv its primary object to provide improved and simple means whereby the slugs or linotypes may vbe ex'- tracted one at a time from a supply of these slugs and placed in printing position ready to produce an impression upon the paper or other article, regardless of whether the slug extracted be a single line or a plural line.

slug; the invention having for 1ts `further object to remove the slugs automatically from the printing position and again store them in their former regular -order ready forrepeated use.

With a view to the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of certain other objects whichwill hereinafter appear, ,the invention consists in the features of' novelty which will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

ln the said drawings-Figure 1 is' a plan view of a printing or addressin' machine embodying this invention, part y broken away and with the platen removed. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, partly in vertical, longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the opposite Vside of the' machine. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail longitudinal sectional yview taken on the line 4,-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 Jisa perspective view of one of the slugs. Fig. 6 is a similar View of another one of theslugs of a different form.. Fig. 7 is a detail plan section of the slug retainers hereinafter described, taken on the lineA7-7 of Fig. 8. Fig. 8'is a vertical section thereof, taken on the line S--Sof-l Fig. 7 Fig. 9 is a detail vertical section of one of the slug holding dogs in the dead galley hereinafter' described, taken on the line 9 9 of Fig. 10. F ig. 10 is a plan secaeateatea oet. ifi, reis. i

tion thereof on the line 10-10 vof Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a detail perspective view of the feeding and ejecting plunger. Fig. 1 is an ,enlarged detail plan view 'of one of the switches hereinafter described. Fig. 6aL is a d etail perspective view of a certaininodication hereinafter explained.

ln a printing or addressing machine of' this character, it is desirable to employ means whereby the letters and characters constituting the name and address 0f each addressee may be held together inthe form of a single object or element, such as a slug or lino-type, although it is not essential that they be cast 'in .a single piece like the ordinary slug or linotype. ln a co-pending application iled September 12, 1907, Serial No. 392,432, l have shown, described and claimed for use in addressing machines of this character, a box or holder" whereby the ordinary ty es bearing the letters and kcharacters o the name and address of each addressee may be held or carried separately fromXt'he others. ln Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawiiigs of thisapplica-tion are shown two different' forms of slugs or linotypes, one beiner a plain slug and the other being a slugbhaving a not-ch for the purpose' which will be hereinafter described, and in Fi 6 is shown one of these boxes or type-hol ers, constituting the subject matter of the claims in the other aptplication. With the present machine I pre er, however, to employ the slugs, and have illustrated the same in connection with the various parts of the machine. These may be cast in one, two,

three, and even a greater number of lines,

according to the amount of matter to be printed in connection with the name of each addressee. The single line slugs bearing such matter may be cemented or riveted together in the form of a single rinting or type element. and in this spec cation the term type-element will be employed as aeneric designation of any element bearin'g o-r carrying the characters to be printed from. p

The type-elements to be printed from, vindicated at 1, are stored in a horizontal orv substantially horizontal race or galley 2,

and in this galley they are arrangedV contiguous to one another with their printing faces uppermost. Any suitable means may be employed for feeding the` supply of slugs or printing elements forward in the galley '2, such, for example, .as a continuously, yor

' tom of the substantially continuously moving` belt or band 3, whose'upper run lies upon the botgalley `2 and forms a support for the type-elementsl 1, and consequently feeds them forward by frictional contact with the entire supply as soon asthe typeelenient at the end of 'the supply is-removed. This belt or band may be caused to travel in the proper Ifeedlng vdirection lby any suitable means, theA details of which are not material to this invention. YIn the drawings I` have shown one en d of the band passing over an idler 4, Aand the other end over a driving pulley 5, which'is provided at one end wit-ha ratchet wheel 6, arranged to be engaged by a pawl 7 on lever 8, whose lower end .engages in a cam groove 9 formed incam 10. This cam is secured to a shaft 11 driven by bevel gears 12, 13 from some moving part of the driving mechanism, or from any suitable source of power not necessaryto describe. The feeding action of the belt or band 8 maintains the foremost slug or type-element against the end wall 14 of the feed galley or -race 2, and formed in the side wall of the race or galley 2 .flush with the end wall 14, thatis to say, with one of its walls in the same vertical plane as the end wall 14, is a slot or passage 15 which is as Wide as the thickness of the widest one of the type-elements 1.' In this example of the invention it is shown equal in width to a treble line slug, but it will of course be understood that where the boxes or carriers for single types shown in Fig. 6a of the drawing are employed, this slot or passage 15 will be at least as wide as the widest one of these boxes or carriers,- and directly in line with the slot or passage 15 and in the same vertical plane as said slot or passage is a slot, shoulder or seat 16 formed in thel upper end of a plunger 17 This slot or seat 16 is the same in width as the slot 15 and constitutes a continuation thereof, so as to receive any one of the slugs or printing elements that may be projected through the slot l5 from the feed galley 2, but in order that the printing elements or slugs of various thic nesses may all be retained securely in their upright printing position against that wall of the slot or slug-seat- 16 which islush with the wall 14, the opposite wall of the slug-seat 16 is rovided with springs 18 which are of leaf orm and curve in a direction away from the slot 15 to permit the' slugs or printing elements to be readily inserted into the slug-seat while serving to hold any slug securely against the opposite wall. These .the slug-seat 16. This plunger is shown in perspective in Fig. 11, and may consist of a body or bar 19 having two lugs 20, 21 pro-l jecting from the side thereof. The plunger lies in a guide-way 22 formed in' a block 23 extending entirely across the end of the galley 2, and in fact, forming the end wall 14 thereof, and also across one face of the plunger 17 and forming one of the guide walls for the plunger 17. The top of the guide wayl 22 maybe closed by a plate 24 which Vholds the plunger body 19 down in place while permitting of its necessary longitudinal and lateral motion. The under side of the body 19 is provided with pins 25, 26, and the bottom of the guide way 22 is provided with guide grooves 27, 28, which are connected together at both ends by oblique guide grooves'29, 30, and at an intermediatel point by an oblique guide way 31, which is parallel-with the grooves or guides 29, 30. As the plunger body rests upon the bottom of the guide way 22, the pins 25, 26 thereon project downwardly into one or the other of the guide grooves 27, 28. When situated in the guide groovey 27 the lugs 20, 21 project over the outer face ofthe end wall 14a suiiicient distance to engage the end of the foremost slug or printing element 1, but not far enough to engage the next type-element, even though the foremost one be but a single line slug or element, and the lug 21 of the plunger similarly engages with the end of the slug or-type-element in the slug-seat 16, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. When the plunger body 19 is now moved forwardv or to` ward the slug-seat 16, it will be seen that the foremost slug in the feed galley 2 will be advanced from the feed galley through the slot 15 and into the slug-seat 16 of the plunger 17, while -at the same time the slug or printing element, whether it be a single or a plural line slug, in the seat 16, will be ejected or pushed endwise therefrom by the time the lug 20 moves far enough to place the new slug entirely upon the seat 16. When the plunger body 19, with its lugs 20, 21, makes its return movement, it is also moved laterally so as to withdraw the lugs 20, 21 from the vertical plane of the end wall 14 and slug-seat 16. As a means for'accomplishing this, the guide groove 27 is provided adjacent the guide ways 29, 31, with two y31, 30 respectively; in fact, the guide way switches 32, 33, which are held normally across the guide groove 27 by any suitable yielding means, such as springs, an example of one of which is shown at 311 in Fig. 1a, so as to permit the pins 25, 26 to pass the switches and to cause the switches to thereafter spring back into place and prevent the pins 25, 2G from returning in the same groove 27, but compelling them to be deflected into the oblique guide ways 29, 31, and eventually enter the groove 28, thereby withdrawing the lugs 20, 21 out of the way of the slugs until the plunger has about completed its return movement. As the pins 25, 26 are about to arrive at the end of their return stroke in the groove 2S, they encounter two additional switches 35, 36 respectively, which are arranged adjacent the guide ways 31- is constituted on both sides by the switches 32 vand 35. These switches P35, are held normally across the guide groove 2S, like the switch 33, by suitable springs 3T. so as tol permit the pins 25, 2G to pass and enter the guide ways 30, 31 by the time the plunger reaches the end of its return Istroke. As the plunger again moves in the direction of its feeding stroke, it is carried laterally by the guide ways 30, 3l, andby the time the lug 20 reaches the end of the foremost slug in the galley 2, the plunger will be sufficiently deected toward the slug to bring the lugs 20, 21 into engagement with the slugs in the galley 2 and the slug seat 16, ready to feed another slug into the Islug-seat and to eject the old slug from the slug-seat. The plunger body 19 may be given its described reciprocating motion from any suitable moving part of the machine. There is `shown for this purpose. a crank 38 arranged on the l1ppe1-end of`a shaft 39, which is driven by bevel gear Jf() engaging bevel gear 41 on a shaft. 42 extentiing across the machine and driven from any suitable moving part or other source of power'. The cra-nk 38 is connected by ,link -tl with an ear 44 on the end ofthe plunger body 19.

lt is apparent that the lug 20 in advanc-l ing a single line slug or type-element from the galley 2 into-the slug seat y16, might, under some circumstances, cause'the next slug or element to also move endwise into the seat 1G. or to lbe partially displaced by fric-tional contact with the end slug. In order, therefore, that this may be revented, the slot 15 is provided with yie ding slug retainers t5, 4G, or any other means which will apply 'more resistance to the end of the slugs to be retained in the galley 2, while thtl end one is being fed therefrom, than'the force incident to the friction between the end slug, and those to be retained. These retainers 45, 16. are in the form of longitudinally movable blocks which project i transversely of the slot 15, one slightly in advance ofthe other. They need not roject entirely across the slot 15, and in tact, it is preferable to leave at the end of the foremost one suiiicient space for the end slug to pass through without resistance. The sides or edges ofthese retainers which are presented to the ends of the slugs in the galley 2 are beveled to permit a slug greater y afford such excessive resistance or frictionI against the end of a plural line slug being ejected by the lug 20 as to cause damage or excessive wear to the parts. The retainers 15, 4G are held in place in the side wall of the galley by pins 17 passing through slots 48 in the retainers, and the retainers are pressed yieldingly into the slug passage 15 by springs 49 arranged at their inner ends.

It may be understood from the foregoing description that the impression is produced while the slug orprinting element rests in the slug-seat 1C of the plunger 17 This is preferably effected by lifting the plunger 17 until the paper or article to be printed upon, indicated at 50, l? ig. 4, is engaged by the printing surface of the slug, rather than depressing the article 50 against said printing surface, a laten 51 being arranged over the. plunger 1 This rising movement of the plunger 17 is produced in any suitable way, as for example, .a cam or tappet 52 secured to the shaft 42 in position to engage the lower end of the plunger at each revolution of the shaft. lVhen the cam or tappet 52 passes, the plunger is returned by a spring or other suitable means interposed between a projection 51 ou the plunger and.

the under side of a wall 55 arranged parallel with the block 23 and constituting one side of the guide way in which the plunger 17 works.

56 is a stop for limiting the downward movement of the plunger 17.

The rotary movement of the cam 52 is of course so timed with relation to the movement of the crank 38 that the impression plunger 17 will make its upward stroke after the feeding` and ejecting plunger 19 has made its forward or feeding stroke and' i has partially returned to withdrawl the lugs 20, 21 from the path of movement of the plunger 1,7. vThe papers or articles 50 to be printed upon are in the meanwhile automatically advanced to the proper position un'der'the platen 51 by mechanism suitably timed with relation to the movement of the plunger 17, or of course they might be placed over the plunger by hand, if desired,

but ordinarily they would be fed into posi-` tion automatically by suitable, feed tapes 57, 58, similar to the feed tapes ordinarily employed in the printing press art for feed ing the paper to the printing position. After the slug or type-element has produced the impression and the plunger 17 has returned Ito its lowerposition, the slug is ejected endwise through a passage 59 into what may be termed a dead galley, whose side walls are shown at 60, 61, this end wise movement of the slug, as before explained, being produced by the lug 21. As the slug moves through the passage 59, it engages a spring 62, which presses itforward in the dead` galley to a position against two be'v-v eled ylelding dogs 68, where it is held unltil it is engaged from the rear by a plunger (34 which pushes it farther into 'the dead `galley past the dog 63, the latter yielding to permit the slug to pass .and then spr'ingmg back linto place to hold it against retrograde movement against the slugs that have been previously placed in the dead galley. This plunger 64 may be reciprocated horizontally in time with the balance of the mechanism by a cam 65 having a cam groove 66 in which engages a stud 67 on the bottom of the plunger 64, the cam groove being so formed as to cause the plunger 64 to move forward and back after a slug or printing element has beenpushed endwise into the dead galley bythe lug 21, and then to remain at rest until another slug has been thus ejected into the dead galley. In order that the plunger 64 may pass thel dog 63, vits forward corners are notched, as shown at 68. The spring 62 may be carried .on the forward face of the plunger 64, or on any other suitable support. l

lVith addressing machines employed for addressing newspapers, periodicals and the like, it is desirable, for the sake of saving room in the galleys, to print the name of the town or locality on but one of the various papers or periodicals going to that point or locality, the entire page .or series being; lusually bundled together when shipped or mailed. This make it desirable,

therefore, to provide means for readily determining in the newspaper olice just where the page or series belongin to one town leaves off, and those belonging to another town commence. Consequently the machine is provided with'means for printing a distinguishing mark, which vmay be more readily observed than the name of the town, upon either the first or the last of the series going to each town. This mark may be simply a daub or spot, which may be produced by a inked stamper 69, arranged to engage the paper as it is held by the tapes 57, 58, or at any other suitable place or time. This stamper or marker is automatically actuated or thrown into action by the slugs or type-elements themselves, which have a certain relation in the feed galley, and this relation is maintained each time the slugs pass through the machine. One of the slugs or type-elements belonging to each town or series maybe notched, as shown at 70, or otherwise differently proportioned from the others, or, if desired, all of the slugs or type-elements excepting one of them in each town or yseries may be notched, so that when the'unnotched slug comes into engagement with a 1inger`71, the inger will be thrown outwardly and engage with suitable connec- Ltions for actuating the stamper 69. In this example of the invention, the inger is shown projecting through the side wall 61 of the dead galley,l and is formed on a lever 72 arlranged to engage a pin 73 onbell crank 74,

-the galley to the slug which prints either the first or the last address of the series.

In order that the invention may be understood by those skilled in the art, the details of an exemplification thereof have been thus speciically described, but

What I claim is:

l. In a machine for the purpose described the combination of a galley for holding a supply of printing elements, means for ejecting the printing elements as required transversely from the galley, an impression plunger for elevating the printing elements Vdirectly they are ejected to a printing position, operatively connected with said ejecting means, and means also operatively lconnected with the said eject-ing means for 'removing the printing elements from the ,said plunger at the conclusion of the impression.

2. In a machine for the purpose described the combination of a galley for holding a supply of printing elements, a galley for supply of printing elements, a second galley for receiving the printing elements after they are printed from, ejecting means for engaging and ejecting a printing element from the first said galley to a printing position intermediate the two galleys and at the same time engaging and removing a printing element from the printing position to the said receiving galley and Jfrom' the space into which the first said element isdirectly positioned from the supply galley, and means for producing an impression from the printing element While in said printing position.

4. In a machine for theJ purpose described the combination of a galley for containing a supply of printing elements, a receiving galley for receiving the printing elements aiter they have been printed from, said receiving galley being spaced from the rst said galley to provide a printing position for the printing elements between them, an ejecting means having two lugs adapted to engage a printing element in the rst said galley and a printing element at said printing position for simultaneously movingV a printing element into the printing position and a printing element from they printing position into the receiving galley, and means for moving said ejecting means to cause said lugs to engage the printing elements when moving in one direction and to move out of the line 'of the printing elements when returning.

5. In a machine for the purpose described the combination of a galley for containi a supply of printing elements, va galleynor receiving the printing elements 'after theyl haveJ been printed from, spaced from the rstsaid galley to afford a printing position between them, an ejector having means for simultaneously engaging a printing element in the first said galley and a tprinting element in the said printing position, means for moving said ejector in one direction to cause it to push the printing elements endwise, and means for shifting the ejector to move the same out of the line of the printing elements when moving in the opposite direction.

6. Inl a machine for the purpose described the combination of a galley for containinv a supply of printing elements, a second galley forl receiving the printing elements after they have been printed from, spaced from the first said galley to provide a printing position for the printing elements between them, an ejector having two lugs for simultaneously engaging a` printing element in the first said galley and one in said printing position, two tracks or ways for guiding said ejector, and switches operatively related to said tracks for switching the ejector from one track to the other when making its return movement.

7. Ina machine for the purpose described the combination of a galley for holding a supply of printing elements, a second galley for receiving the printing elements after they have been printed from, spaced from the first said galley to afford a printing position for the printing elements between the galleys, said machine embodying a passage for the printing elements from the first said galley to said printing position, yielding dogs-guarding the said passage for preventing accidental movement of the printing elements therethrough, means for ejecting the printing elements from the first said galley through said passage against the resistance of said dogsand lodging them in said printing position, and means for producing an impression from the printing elements While in said printing position.

8. In a machine for the purpose described the. combination of a galley for a Supply of printing elements, a second galley for receiving the printing elements after they are printed from, spaced from the first galley to afford a printing position'for the printing elements between them, said machine, embodying passages for the printing elements from the irst galley to said printing position and from the printing position to the second galley, yielding dogs guarding said passages for preventing accidental move the'irst gallev to said printing position and from the; printing position to the second galley, and means for producing an impres- Sion from the printing elements in said printing position.

9. In a machine for the purpose described the combination of a galley for a supply of printing elements,a second galley for receiving Said elements after they are printed from, spaced from the rst said galley to afford a printing `position for the printing elements between them, means forengaging and forcing saidelements from the lirst said galley to said printing position and for engaging andforcing said'elements from thel printing position into the receiving galley simultaneously, a pusher in the receiving galley for advancing the printing elements therealong, dogs for holding the printing elements in the receiving galley against retrograde movement, and means for shifting `ceiving galley for advancing the printing elementshtherealong, a projection extending into the receiving galley, said printing elements being diiferently proportioned Whereby some of them will engage and deflect said projection, as the printing elements are pushed along the receiving galley, and a iiiai'king means operatively connected with said projection for producing a mark upon a paper when said projection is thus actuated. 11. In a machine vfor the purpose described the combination of a galley for a supply of,printingelements, a second galley for receiving the printing elements after they are printed from, a reciprocating impression yplunger arranged to receive the printing elements fromv the first said galley, iaving a seat for thev printing elements, means for simultaneously engaging a printing element in the first said galley and a printing element on said plunger for ejecting the printing element from the plunger into the receiving galley and a printing element from the supply galley on to the plunger, and means operatively connecting said plunger Wit-li said ejecting means.

12. In a machine for the purpose described the combination of a galley for a supply of-printing elements, a. receiving galley for the printing elements after they are printed from, a reciprocating impression plunger having a seatfor the printing elements arranged to receive them endivise from the first said galley, a spring on said impression plunger for holding the printing elements in place thereon, and means for simultaneously ejecting a printing element from the first said galley into said seat and a prnting element from said seat into the second said galley.

13. In a machine for the purpose described, tlie combination of a galley for hold- Y ing a supply of printing elements, means for ejecting the printing elements as required transversely rom the galley, and areciprocating impression plungei' for re-` ceiving and elevating the printing elements thus ejected to a printing position, operatively connected witli the said ejecting means, said ejectingmeans also serving to remove the printing elements from the said plunger at the conclusion of the impression.

14. In amachine of the class described,`

the combination of a galley for holding a supply of printing elements, a plunger for receiving one of said elements and moving the same into a printing position, means for retaining thesaid printing element against displacement with respect to the plunger,

said means, including a yielding 'element movable with the plunger and adapted to engage the printing element, and means for ejecting t-he printing element against the the saine into a printing position, means for:

feeding the elements into a `position to be engaged and moved by the plunger, means for retaining the said element on the plun- K ger whereby the element may be moved into and out of printing position thereby, and means for ejecting tlie'said element transvei'sely from 'the plunger and with respect to the supply after being printed from.

16. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a galley for holding a supply of printing elements, a reciprocatingplunger, for receiving one of said elements' and elevating it into a printing position, means' for feeding said elements to theplunger, a yielding device for holding the next adjacent printing element from displacement. when one of said elements is removed, and means for ejecting directly from the plunger 'the element received by the plunger and in a direct-ion, transversely of thehplunger, after being printed from.

17. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a 'galley for holding a supply of printing elements, a plunger for receiving one of said elements and -moving it into a printing position, yielding means for holding the nextadjacent element against displacement when one of the elements is removed, means for feeding said elements to the plunger, means t'or retaining an element 'for movement with the plunger including a yielding member for holding the element against transverse movement with respect to the plunger, and means for ejecting said element transversely of the plunger after being printed from.

18. In a machine ot the class described, the combination of a galley for holding a supply of printing elements, a plunger for receiving one 'of the elements and moving it into a. printing position, means for successively feeding the elements to the plunge'r, means for retaining one of the elements for movement with the plunger, and an ejector movable transversely of the plunger and adapted to engage and eject the element Isupply of printing elements, a plunger for receiving one of the elements and moving it into a printing position, means for feeding the elements to the plunger, means for holding the element against displacement with respect to the plunger, a receiving elements into the receiving navegas galley, means for ejecting the printing element against the tension of the holding means transversely of the plunger intothe receiving galley after being prlnted Afrom, and means for advancing the elements in the receiving galley.

20. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a galley for holding a supply of printing elements of dierent thicknesses, a plunger for successively receiving the elements and moving them into printing position, yielding means for holding the element against displacementl with relation to the plunger, a receiving ,galley adjacent and having a passage communicating with the .supply galley, a yielding element extending into the passage and adapted to be engaged and deflectedby some of the printing elements when they are moved through the passage and .into the receiving galley, and means for moving .the printing galley after they have been printed from.

21. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a galley for `holding a supply .of vprinting elements of different thicknesses, a plunger` for successively receiving the elements and moving them into printing position, yielding means for holding the elements against displacement with relation to the plunger, a receiving galley adj acent'and having a passage communicating with the supply galley, a yielding element extending into the passage transversely of the line of movement of the element therethrough and adapted to'be engaged and deflected by some of the printing elements when they are moved through the passagexand into the receiving galley, and means for'moving the printingelements into the receiving galley after they have been printed from.

22. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a galley for holding. a supply of printingjelements of dierent thicknesses, a plunger for successivelyreceiving the elements and moving them into a printing position, said plunger being provided With a shoulder adapted to receive the elements, means for feeding the elements onto the shoulder, means for holding the elements in position thereon, a receiving galley having a passage communicating with the supply galley, a yleldmg member eX- tending into the passage and transversely of the line of movement of the printing elements therethrough and adapted to be engaged and deflected by some of the elements, and means for moving the elements from the plunger and through the passage into vthe receiving galley atter they have been printed from.

l23. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a galley for holding a supply of printing elements of different thicknesses, a plunger for successively receiving the elements and moving them into a printing posit-ion, said plunger being provided With a shoulder adapted to receive the elements, means for feeding the elements onto the shoulder, means for holding the elements in position thereon, a receiving galley having a passage communicating With the supply galley, a yielding member extending int-o the passage and transversely of the line of movement of the printing elements therethrough and adapted to be engaged and deiected bysome of said elements, means for moving the elements from the plunger and through the passage into the receiving galley after they have beenbprinted from, and means for advancing the' elements in the receiving galley. y'

24. Ina machine of the class described,

the combination of a galley for holding a supply of printing elements, a plunger for successively receiving thefelements and moving'them into `a print-ing position, means for feeding the elements to the plunger, an ejector for ejecting the elements after being printed from, means for operating the ejector, a marker adapted to place amark upon one of the papers, and means controlled by some of the printing elements for operating the marker. X In testimony'whereof l have signedmy name to this specification, in the presence of tvvo subscribing Witnesses, on this 23rd day of November, A. D. 1907.'

SANFRD C. COX. Witnesses:

M. A. CANTWELL, FRANCIS A. HOPKINS. 

